environmental data connector users guide（环境数据连接器用户指南）（14页）.docVIP

User’s Guide INTRODUCTION The Environmental Data Connector (EDC) is a tool that allows users to connect to THREDDS/OPeNDAP servers from within ArcGIS and download environmental data. It was developed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries by Applied Science Associates, Inc. (ASA). The EDC is available in two versions: the original EDC which is designed to work in conjunction with ArcGIS, and the EDC Standalone version which can be run outside ArcGIS. INSTALLATION The Environmental Data Connector (EDC) is available for download at /products/EDC For the ArcGIS version of the EDC, click the ‘Download EDC’ link. For the Standalone version of the EDC, click the ‘Download EDC Standalone’ link. Although registration is not necessary to download the EDC, we encourage you to register on this website if you would like to be informed when updates are made available. Installation instructions and this user guide are also available at this website. GETTING STARTED An installation manual is also available for download from the website, Install the EDC according to those instructions. To start the EDC, either click on the EDC icon in ArcMap or click the ‘EDC’ menu and choose ‘Environmental Data Connector’. The EDC will open in a new window. While the EDC is open, ArcGIS is locked and inaccessible. CONNECTING TO DATA In the top portion of the EDC, you may select the data source. Valid data sources are either THREDDS data catalogs or individual datasets. The dropdown menus list some common sources for oceanographic and atmospheric data. You may select one of the catalogs or datasets in the dropdown menus or manually type in a different URL. The ‘Catalog URL’ connects to THREDDS dataset catalogs, while the ‘Direct Access URL’ connects to individual datasets. Once you have selected a catalog (or dataset), click the ‘Connect’ button to connect to that dataset. If you connect to a data catalog, a directory tre